I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 599 Hope You Can Get Together

The essence of god worship is actually ancestor worship.

Humans believe that they are descendants of gods, so gods will protect themselves.

Wanting a human group to abandon the gods they have worshiped for thousands of years is like asking this human group to abandon their ancestors and regard other people's ancestors as their own ancestors.

Because of this problem, if the Athenian Empire wanted to conquer the Olmecs, Aztecs, and even the Incas in South America who worshiped male gods, they would inevitably encounter resistance from them.

But the Athenian Empire conquered the Mayans, and there was no question of converting them.

Because the goddess of the earth worshiped by the Mayans and the goddess of the earth in the Athenian Empire both originated from the ancient goddess of the earth.

1596 BC.

June.

Roy personally led an expedition of [-] troops to the Yucatan Peninsula.

When the Athenian fleet crossed the Caribbean and reached the Yucatan, the Maya tribes and villages along the coast did not panic.

Because of this time, the Athenian practice has spread on the islands of Haiti and Cuba.

The Mayans who knew the Athenians knew that not only would the Athenians not harm them, but they would allow them to live a better life.

On top of that, the Athenians also worshiped the goddess of the earth.

Since the Athenians and the Mayans worshiped the same gods, the Athenians and the Mayans may have had the same ancestors thousands of years ago.

Only the chief nobles among the Mayans were dissatisfied with the arrival of the Athenians.

Because the system implemented by the Athenians will cause them to lose their current status, power and most of their wealth.

Perhaps the Feathered Serpent God King Yier Ketel would also have some dissatisfaction.

Before the arrival of the Athenians, the Feathered Serpent God Iekotel was undoubtedly the strongest god in the New World—the Feathered Serpent King.

But under the rule of the Athenian Empire, the Feathered Serpent God Ekotel will be driven from the throne of the god king and become the subordinate god of Metis and Persephone.

Northern Yucatan Peninsula.

Puerto Juarez.

The first thing the Athens army landed here was not to conquer the surrounding Mayan tribes and villages, but to establish a port city.

Just like Lowe didn't start the war on the island of Haiti and the island of Cuba.

In the Yucatan Peninsula, Roy also did not intend to start a war.

The Athenian Empire has an advanced civilization, a powerful military, and in the eyes of the Mayans, commodities that are like artifacts. The Athenian Empire will inevitably act like a magnet, attracting the Mayans to actively accept the assimilation of the Athenian Empire.

Roy has such confidence because the civilization of the Mayans was backward in the Neolithic Age, and they had not yet entered the city-state age.

Under the life mode of tribes and villages, the chief nobles had very limited control over ordinary Mayans.

The third day the Athenians landed in Puerto Juárez.

The leader and priest of the Juarez tribe took the initiative to negotiate with Roy.

Because during these three days, a large number of members of the Juárez tribe came to work for the Athenians, which made the leader and priest feel the crisis of rule.

Temporary Royal Palace in Puerto Juárez.

Roy received the chief priestess and priestess of the Juárez tribe and her two sons.

in another world.

Even around 300 AD, the Mayan regime was still a theocracy.

Now 300 years ago, the chief nobles of the Mayans certainly ruled with theocracy.

As a priestess who serves the Feathered Serpent God Iekotel, even though she knew that Roy was a ruler thousands of times stronger than herself, the female leader and priest of the Juárez tribe still maintained a neither humble nor overbearing attitude and questioned Roy .

"Mighty foreigner, why do you want to confuse the people of Feathered Serpent God? We have given you the coastal territory of the Juarez tribe, and your invasion of the Juarez tribe should be stopped. If you continue to be greedy, the great Feather Serpent The Snake King can easily destroy your proud soldiers."

After hearing what the female leader and priest said, Roy couldn't help laughing.

"If Feathered Serpent God can really stop us, Haiti Island and Cuba Island will not be ruled by us. Priests who serve Feathered Serpent God! I can tell you bluntly, from the moment I landed on Haiti Island, the north and south of the New World America has already become the territory of our Athenian Empire, and all of you are citizens of our Athenian Empire. If you are willing to accept the system of the Athenian Empire, you are Athenians protected by the laws of the Athenian Empire. If you choose to fight against the Athenian Empire You will be punished according to the law."

"You are crazy!"

The female leader and priest said with wide-eyed shock.

"I heard that you only have 1 people. You actually want to use this population to conquer the New World?"

"you are wrong!"

Roy shook his head and said.

"If I use people to rule the New World, let alone 1 people, even if there are 100 million people, I can't actually rule the New World, because the New World is too huge. But I don't use people to rule the New World, Instead, use systems and laws. As long as the aborigines of the New World accept the systems and laws of the Athenian Empire, they are Athenians worthy of my trust, and the number of Athenians will explode in the New World.”

Seeing Roy's full confidence, the female leader and priest said with some trepidation.

"Our family is a priest who has served the Feathered Serpent God for generations! If the Juarez tribe is ruled by you, will you maintain due respect for the Feathered Serpent God and us priests?"

"When you say respect, do you mean retaining your privileges and wealth?"

Seeing that the female leader and priest did not deny it, Roy said with a playful smile.

"Before the laws of the Athens Empire, all people are equal, even the priests who serve the gods will not enjoy privileges. If the Juarez tribe accepts the rule of the Athens Empire, your family wants to continue to serve the Feathered Serpent God, Athens The empire will pay you a monthly salary for working as a priest. Apart from this, you will not have any privileges, nor will you have any additional property."

"you--"

The female leader and priest glared at Roy angrily, then sneered.

"Since you're going to deprive us of everything we have now, we have nothing left to say."

"It seems that you are planning to go to war with me."

"Are you going to kill us now?"

"of course not!"

Roy shook his head and said.

"Human nature is selfish! In the tribes and villages of the Mayans, there must be many people like you who do not want to lose the power and wealth you have now. I just hope that you can gather these people who have the same thoughts as you, and increase the number of people you can defeat. My chances of winning. The most important thing is that I can use a war to wipe you all out without destroying you one by one."

"That will be as you wish! Proud foreigners, although you are powerful, but when we gather together, our number of soldiers will far exceed yours."

After the female leader and priest finished speaking, she immediately turned around and left with her two sons.

Looking at the back of the female leader and priest leaving, Roy rolled his eyes and joked.

"Even if the entire Yucatan Peninsula has a population of one million, you can gather an army of [-], but it doesn't mean that you can defeat my Athenian soldiers. The difference in strength between the Mayan soldiers and the Athenian soldiers will let you understand how much your choice is. madness."

(End of this chapter)